Standing water, yard flooding, and foundation moisture are no match for a properly engineered drainage system. Serving Collierville, Memphis, Germantown, Bartlett, Cordova, Arlington, Lakeland, Olive Branch, Southaven, Horn Lake, Hernando, Millington, and the surrounding greater Memphis area.
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We walk your property during or after rain (or review your drainage patterns with you) to identify the source, path, and collection points of problem water.
We design a drainage system matched to your property — selecting the right combination of grading, piping, stone, and inlets to solve the problem permanently.
We excavate trenches, install pipe and stone, set catch basins, and connect everything to a proper outlet — working carefully to protect existing landscaping where possible.
Trenches are backfilled and compacted, disturbed areas are re-graded and seeded, and the site is left clean with a drainage system ready to work.
If you live in the Memphis metro area, you already know the challenge: over 54 inches of rain falls every year, and Shelby County's heavy clay soil absorbs it slowly. The result is standing water in yards, flooded low spots, water against foundations, and chronic erosion that eats away at your landscape. These aren't just nuisances — chronic drainage problems cause foundation damage, mold, pest intrusion, and significant loss of property value. Iron Faith Dirt Works approaches drainage problems systematically. We start by identifying where water is entering your property, where it's collecting, and where it needs to go. Then we design and install the right combination of solutions — which may include re-grading to establish positive slope, installing French drain systems to capture and redirect subsurface water, cutting drainage swales to channel surface runoff, installing catch basins in low areas, or running outlet pipes to daylight at a safe discharge point. Every property drains differently, and a drainage system that works in one yard may not be the right solution for another. Our team brings hands-on experience with West Tennessee's soil and rainfall patterns to design systems that actually solve the problem — not just temporarily redirect it. We do the earthwork, install the pipe, place the stone, and leave you with a drainage system built to last.
Chronic water against your foundation causes cracking, settling, and basement moisture. A proper drainage system keeps water moving away from your structure.
Standing water breeds mosquitoes, kills grass, and turns your yard into a muddy mess. We identify and fix the cause — not just the symptom.
Uncontrolled runoff strips topsoil, undermines driveways, and damages landscaping. Properly designed swales and outlets protect your property from ongoing erosion.
We install drainage systems built to last — using quality pipe, properly sized stone, and adequate outlet capacity to handle Memphis's heaviest rainfall events.
A French drain is a perforated pipe surrounded by gravel, buried in a trench. Water seeps through the soil, enters the perforated pipe, and flows by gravity to a safe discharge point such as a daylight outlet, dry creek bed, or municipal storm drain. It's ideal for intercepting subsurface water before it reaches a foundation or collects in low areas.
A swale is a shallow, graded channel that directs surface water runoff across or away from your property. Swales can be grass-lined for a natural appearance or lined with stone (dry creek bed style). They're effective for routing large volumes of surface water to a safe discharge point.
Shelby County has heavy clay soil that absorbs water slowly and holds it near the surface. Combined with Memphis's 54+ inches of annual rainfall, this creates chronic drainage challenges. The solution is proper grading and a drainage system that captures and moves water before it can saturate the yard.
Exterior drainage improvements — re-grading, French drains, and proper surface drainage — can significantly reduce or eliminate water intrusion into basements and crawl spaces caused by surface and subsurface water. We address the problem from the outside where water management is most effective.
Some disturbance is unavoidable when installing underground pipe. We work carefully to minimize damage to existing landscaping and re-seed or restore disturbed areas as part of our standard process.
Serving Collierville, Memphis, Germantown, Bartlett, Cordova, Arlington, Lakeland, Olive Branch, Southaven, Horn Lake, Hernando, Millington, and the surrounding greater Memphis area.
Call or text (870) 636-2639 or fill out our online contact form. We'll schedule a visit and assess your drainage situation at no charge.
Based in Collierville, we provide professional excavation, land clearing, grading, and drainage services to homeowners and businesses across the greater memphis area.
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